---
title: "Accessibility Checker Rule Help: RPT_Embed_AutoStart"
---
import "../../../styles/ToolHelp.scss"
import { CodeSnippet, Tag } from "carbon-components-react";

<div className="toolHelp">
<Row>
<Column colLg={16} colMd={8} colSm={4} className="toolHead">

### Check there is mechanism available to pause or stop and control the volume for the audio that plays automatically

<div id="locLevel"></div>

Mechanism must be available to pause or stop and control the volume of the audio that plays automatically

</Column>
</Row>
<Row>
<Column colLg={11} colMd={5} colSm={4} className="toolMain">

### Why is this important?

Audio that plays automatically when landing on the page makes it difficult for users to hear the speech output from a screen reader at the same time.

<div id="locSnippet"></div>

### What to do

* If possible, do not play audio automatically when landing on the page;
* OR, play audio that automatically turns off after three seconds;
* OR, provide controls at the top of the web page that can turn off or pause the audio, and control its volume.

</Column>
<Column colLg={5} colMd={3} colSm={4} className="toolLeft">

### About this requirement

[IBM 1.4.2 Audio Control](https://www.ibm.com/able/guidelines/ci162/audio_control.html)
[WCAG 2.1 technique G170](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/general/G170)

### Who does this affect?

* Blind people using screen readers

</Column>
</Row>
</div>

export default ({ children, _frontmatter }) => (<React.Fragment>{children}</React.Fragment>)
